Preparation info
  • Makes about

    2 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Flavors of the Sun: The Sahadi’s Guide to Understanding, Buying, and Using Middle Eastern Ingredients

By Christine Sahadi Whelan

Published 2021

  • About

In the store, we sell lots of bottled red zhug, and it’s a great year-round hot sauce. But when grilling season rolls around, I like to cook up big batches of this fresher, brighter green version, typical of a sauce served in both Yemen and Israel. It’s my go-to in the summer when the peppers in my yard are coming in faster than I can use them, and it’s amazing on all kinds of grilled meats and seafood dishes. If you really like it searing hot, double the jalapeños and omit the poblano pepp